Grade 8 High Honors Sofia Berube, Brianna Birmingham, Priya Bloom, Maxwell Boucher, Cameron Brady, Gustas Bulmer, Finn Canning, Brady Casamassa, Abigail Cashin, Aislyn Cassidy, Natalie Chaplin, Kobe Daley, Makenzie Daye, Mackenzie Elkin, Hallie Gagne, Bruno Gallant, Aaron Garland, Chloe Goodwin, Graden Hand, Wyatt Kulaga, Juniper L’Italien, William Lawler, Fae Letendre, Gianni Marcus, Emilia Marden, Sofija […]
Dina Mendros
Dina is Executive Editor for the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, the Kennebunk Post, the Scarborough Leader and the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry. She is a born and bred Mainer living in Saco.
It Happened In Windham: Windham’s earliest lawyers, famous John Andrew among them
These days if you are in need of legal services, you can pick up your phone and call the law offices of Joe Bornstein, or maybe you’d try calling “The Twos.” But back in Windham’s earliest days, it was not that easy to find an attorney at law. The earliest residents of Windham would have […]
Community News, Nov. 28
240 Strings: “They Persisted” 240 Strings continues their community concert season on Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. at 28 Neal St. in Portland. The Portland Piano Trio will play the Mozart C Major Trio, written in the midst of excruciating hardship, and the G Minor Piano Trio, which the young Chopin wrote while still in […]
TAMS announces 1st quarter honor roll
6th Grade First Honors Myra Bailey, Jackson Bickford, Loretta Chase, Emma Clough, Emily Coughlin, Grace Guthro, Tess Howard, Andie Johnson, Gretchen Lane, Kaden Madden, Chiara Parker, William Reichl Sloane Sanborn, Zachary Wood. Second Honors Amelia Birkinbine, Aryanna Blake, Saoirse Brethauer, Jameson Carpenter, Claire Cote, Lane Demers, Karaleena Dick, Lydia Dinnar, Natalie Emmons, Ani Faas, Hayden […]
Things to Do, Nov. 21
Thursday, Nov. 21 Children’s Library Programs, 10:30 a.m., Dyer Library/Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. FMI, call 207-283-3861. Thursday Coffee Hour – 55+, 10 to 11 a.m., McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. Light refreshments will be served. 55+ Free. FMI, email jsanderson@mcarthurlibrary.org. Nevermore: Edgar Allan Poe(ms), 7 p.m., Biddeford High School Tigers, 20 […]
Good Shepherd Sisters to transfer land in Biddeford to UNE
The Good Shepherd Sisters of Québec will transfer ownership of the current St. Joseph’s Convent building and surrounding property, located at 409 Pool St. in Biddeford, to the University of New England, which has a campus on the coast of Biddeford. The agreement marks the next step of an ongoing relationship between the two organizations, […]
Letters to the Editor, Nov. 21
Perrone thanks OOB voter for support We did it. I am deeply grateful that you elected me as your next RSU 23 School Board member. As a 20-year-old SMCC student, this means a lot. I can now fulfill a dream of mine to serve my community as a public servant because of the 4,021 people […]
Inside New Gloucester: Nov. 15
Free kimchi tasting The market at Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, is offering a free tasting featuring Kimchi Beyond Compare from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. Their product is made in small batches using a traditional Korean recipe consisting of salted and fermented vegetables. It is often used as a side […]
Artists to visit Unity Environmental University
Unity Environmental University is hosting an artist series. The first artist is scheduled to visit Thursday, Nov. 21. Six artists are scheduled to visit Unity and give a presentation on their art practice and efforts to explore collaboration, environmental themes, public art, curation, teaching, and close attention to the natural and urban environments. The first […]
County Report: Biddeford man to serve 9 years for domestic violence strangulation
A 41-year-old Biddeford man convicted of Class A felony domestic violence aggravated assault has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended, followed by four years probation, York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery said in a news release. Philip Menard was sentenced by Justice Richard Mulhern on Nov. 8, following […]